Matthew 17:27

New Living Translation

However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

1 Kings 17:4

Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food.”

Psalm 8:8

the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents.

Jonah 1:17

Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

Jonah 2:10

Then the Lord ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.

Matthew 17:26

“They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!

Matthew 18:6

But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Matthew 18:8

So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.

Matthew 5:29

So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Matthew 5:30

And if your hand—even your stronger hand—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Mark 9:42

“But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.

Mark 9:43

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.

Luke 17:2

It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.

John 6:61

Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you?

Romans 14:21

It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble.

1 Corinthians 8:13

So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble.

1 Corinthians 8:9

But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble.

2 Corinthians 6:3

We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Stay away from every kind of evil.

James 2:5

Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?